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Scrub



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 IE Start Page

Somehow my internet explorer start page got set to slotch.com and I can't change it. When I go up to tools internet options and try to change the start page address it won't let me, it's grayed out. So I go to www.msn.com the start page I want and select make this your start page and it won't work either.

How do I fix this?!
Post Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:14 pm 
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x



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Location: Athens, GA		 Re: IE Start Page

The Rock will know how to fix this one.
Post Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:19 pm 
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kublikhan



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Sounds like you have the CWS trojan installed on your system. I would run an anti-virus scan, a spyware scan(www.lavasoftusa.com), and if the problem still occurs, check out the cws removal instructions at:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cws/
Post Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:39 pm 
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Scrub



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Thanks kub I'll let you know how it turns out.
Post Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:08 pm 
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Skechers



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quote:
Originally posted by Scrub
Thanks kub I'll let you know how it turns out.



go to trend micro online virus scanner

punch in "online virus scanner" on google and click on trend micro, its the best virus scanner online.
Post Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:34 pm 
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Picka_materina



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Browser hijack. Any spybot removal will do. Also change the DWORD in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control
Panel\HomePage to 0 so you can change your homepage from IE/tools/internet options if the spybot remover of your choice doesn't do it.
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Scrub



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quote:
Originally posted by Skechers
quote:
Originally posted by Scrub
Thanks kub I'll let you know how it turns out.



go to trend micro online virus scanner

punch in "online virus scanner" on google and click on trend micro, its the best virus scanner online.


Ok I did that and cleaned it up and ran my ad-aware and spybot search/destroy. They both can't detect anything else along with that site. But, the homepage is still locked. Picka can you elaborate more on that? I can't find that folder.
Post Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:59 pm 
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STOOPlD



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there's an option in Spybot to lock your homepage and Internet Options
maybe you did that and forgot
Post Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:16 am 
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Picka_materina



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quote:
Originally posted by Scrub
Picka can you elaborate more on that? I can't find that folder.

It's in registry. What OS are you running? It might be changed on different OS's, im not sure, but the "principle" is the same. Find IE/homepage registry string and in there do to the DWORD as said. You'll be able to change homepage after.
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start -> run -> regedit
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